School enrollment, preprimary in Albania
Albania: School enrollment, preprimary was 69.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Albania, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Albania recorded 69.2% for school enrollment, preprimary in 2021.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Albania peaked at 87.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1971.
That places Albania 98th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6% | 25.2% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 43.6% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 35.8% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 44.1% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1% | 65.0% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 69.2% | 75.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More education data for Albania
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 111.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 9,336 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 111.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Albania?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Albania was 69.2% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1971.
- How does Albania rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Albania ranks 98th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.